Ordinance 1069-84 - Laserfiche WebLink

• • S . 1 5. Class - A position or group of positions sufficiently alike so that a single descriptive class title can be used for 2 all positions in the class and so that the knowledge, abilities and skills required for success in the position 3 are comparable enough to make practical a general standard for recruitment and so that the levels of difficulty and 4 responsibility of the positions are so nearly equal that the same salary range can be used. 5 6. Classification - The process of assigning a position to a 6 class within the classification plan. 7 7. Day Laborer - An employee ocupying a position intended to by occupied on less than a year around basis to cover 8 seasonal peak work loads , emergency work loads of limited duration, necessary vacation relief and other situations 9 involving fluctuating staff. 10 8. Eligibility List - A list of names of all persons passing an examination arranged in order of final scores earned, 11 from the highest to the lowest passing score. 12 9. Handicap - Protected handicapped conditions include, but are not limited to : blindness, cancer, cerebral palsy , 13 deafness or hearing impairment, diabetes, epilepsy , heart disease , mental or emotional illness, mental retardation, 14 multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy , orthopedic/speech/visual impairment, dyslexia, minimal 15 brain dysfunction, developmental aphasia , spina bifida. 16 10. Layoff - Termination by reduction of force. 17 11 . Merit - A system of appointing and promoting personnel by a competitive examination. 18 12. Open and Competitive Examination - An examination, as 19 determined by the Civil Service Commission, to establish an eligibility list for a classified position, which is open 20 to anyone meeting the basic requirements as stated in the call for applicants. 21 13. Position - A group of current duties and responsibilities 22 assigned by competent authority requiring the employment of one person. 23 14. Probationary Employee - An employee in a classified 24 position who has not yet completed the probationary period . 25 15. Promotion - The assignment of an employee to a position in a higher classification having a higher minimum and maximum 26 salary that the postition from which his assignment is made. 27 16. Promotional Examination - An examination open only to City employees who meet the requirements as stated in the call 28 for applicants. 29 17. Reduction in Rank - The movement of an employee from one classification to another classification having a lower 30 rate of pay , excluding reclassification. 31 18. Suspension - A permanent or temporary cessation or reduction of wages. 32